Whitehead, NC
We received a piece of mail recently addressed as shown here:
At first I did not notice that it was addressed to the Whitehead, NC post office. "So," you say, "what the big deal?"
The Whitehead post office, first opened in 1883, has been closed for about 15 years. But, so long as you use the 28675 ZIP code, mail sent to Whitehead, NC still gets through. Way cool!
Now, before that, we also had the Air Bellows and Montland post offices in the neighborhood. They closed in 1914 and 1904, respectively. Air Bellows might still work but Montland is doubtful.
We still have a number of "local" post offices operating in Alleghany County, including Glade Valley, Ennice, Piney Creek, Roaring Gap, and Laurel Springs. They all consider Sparta to be the "big" post office.
As for me, I'm just ticked pink that you can still sent mail addressed to the Whitehead post office and we'll still get it.
PS: For those of you have not had the pleasure of visiting the metropolis of Whitehead itself, the town is 4 inches wide, the width of the sign post. More properly, Whitehead is a township in Alleghany County that includes, among others, the Air Bellows community.
At first I did not notice that it was addressed to the Whitehead, NC post office. "So," you say, "what the big deal?"
The Whitehead post office, first opened in 1883, has been closed for about 15 years. But, so long as you use the 28675 ZIP code, mail sent to Whitehead, NC still gets through. Way cool!
Now, before that, we also had the Air Bellows and Montland post offices in the neighborhood. They closed in 1914 and 1904, respectively. Air Bellows might still work but Montland is doubtful.
We still have a number of "local" post offices operating in Alleghany County, including Glade Valley, Ennice, Piney Creek, Roaring Gap, and Laurel Springs. They all consider Sparta to be the "big" post office.
As for me, I'm just ticked pink that you can still sent mail addressed to the Whitehead post office and we'll still get it.
PS: For those of you have not had the pleasure of visiting the metropolis of Whitehead itself, the town is 4 inches wide, the width of the sign post. More properly, Whitehead is a township in Alleghany County that includes, among others, the Air Bellows community.
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